# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1112 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1113 --- ## [Job listings for Master's Degree Holders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995 "2014-04-13T16:31:05Z")
Trying to find more sources for these types of jobs, thanks. --- ## [What's wrong with my YouTube?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-youtube/685880)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-my-youtube/685880 "2014-04-13T15:47:50Z")
At some point in the last day or so, I lost sound on YouTube. I can watch the videos but not hear them. I still have sound on other sites like Vimeo or Daily Motion so it’s not my computer. And if I download a YouTube vi… --- ## [How do you define willpower? How do you get more of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-willpower-how-do-you-get-more-of-it/685756)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-willpower-how-do-you-get-more-of-it/685756 "2014-04-13T13:02:32Z")
This is probably an impossible question to answer definitively, hence tossing it onto this board. Just looking for something to talk about on a boring afternoon :slight\_smile: Often people use “willpower” in the contex… --- ## [People who easily miss their bodies' cues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-easily-miss-their-bodies-cues/685959)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-easily-miss-their-bodies-cues/685959 "2014-04-13T12:49:01Z")
I spent a good part of today at the pediatrician’s office, then the pharmacy, to see to my six-year-old’s urinary tract infection. This is the sixth UTI she’s had since January 2013. We investigated possible causes, and … --- ## [Serial marraige: What's the angle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-marraige-whats-the-angle/685689)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serial-marraige-whats-the-angle/685689 "2014-04-13T12:26:18Z")
On the board and in real life I’m aware of individuals that have been married many times. Whats the angle? I guess for some ‘gold diggers’ its a continuous series of support, but what about the men? Dopers will mention b… --- ## [What does the word "Gilead" call to mind for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-gilead-call-to-mind-for-you/685317)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-gilead-call-to-mind-for-you/685317 "2014-04-13T09:41:46Z")
There is a news story about a pharmaceutical company called "Gilead Sciences"which is in the center of some controversy because of a 1000 dollar a day drug for Hepatitis C. When I saw that their name was included “Gilea… --- ## [Could there be something POSITIVE about a histamine reaction??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-something-positive-about-a-histamine-reaction/685991)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-there-be-something-positive-about-a-histamine-reaction/685991 "2014-04-13T09:41:25Z")
Hey all, So it’s spring around here (finally), and the dandelions are out in bloom. Unfortunately, those are basically the only thing I’m allergic to, and only when they ARE in bloom. :stuck\_out\_tongue: So there is much… --- ## [Can small scratches be buffed out of eyeglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-small-scratches-be-buffed-out-of-eyeglasses/685848)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-small-scratches-be-buffed-out-of-eyeglasses/685848 "2014-04-13T09:41:08Z")
Last year I graduated from cheap reading glasses to bona fide progressive lenses. Up until recently things have been great. I don’t need them for driving or watching TV, but definitely for reading or cooking and the li… --- ## [Hanging pictures on concrete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-pictures-on-concrete/685484)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-pictures-on-concrete/685484 "2014-04-13T03:13:29Z")
The kitchen in my new place is on the first floor which is essentially a half basement, which means concrete walls. I have a ton of frames I want to hang but I’d like some advice on how best to do that. Anyone else have … --- ## [Free 3-D Grapher.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-3-d-grapher/685948)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-3-d-grapher/685948 "2014-04-13T01:37:28Z")
You’ll have to forgive me. I am a little light on the math lingo (it has been quite some time since I took a math class). But about 10 years ago, I downloaded this really nice three-dimensional graphing program off the i… --- ## [Do you see color in your dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-color-in-your-dreams/685931)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-color-in-your-dreams/685931 "2014-04-13T01:19:39Z")
I refer to the normal, healthy REM-cycle dreams, not lucid dreaming or drug-induced dreams. Do you usually see color, or sometimes, or not at all? Is it normal to not see color in dreams at all? Since all our visual exp… --- ## [How do I stop my arse from calling the police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-arse-from-calling-the-police/685638)
**Author:** [@Snerky\_Snerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snerky_Snerk)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-my-arse-from-calling-the-police/685638 "2014-04-13T01:08:49Z")
Ah frick. I just checked the outgoing call log on my ‘smart’ phone. Seems my arse has put in 3 calls to the emergency services line (000) over the last month. 2 are showing up as lasting a couple of seconds, but the 3rd… --- ## [Freaked Out & need help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-need-help/685932)
**Author:** [@Chrissalissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chrissalissa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-need-help/685932 "2014-04-13T00:59:44Z")
Hi. I’m brand new to this board and really in need of some help. My mother-in-law went into the hospital and “supposedly” had a seizure while on a stretcher and “supposedly” dislocated both of her arms - ie: she did it t… --- ## [Making Presentations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-presentations/685803)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-presentations/685803 "2014-04-12T23:50:15Z")
This is an area that I have gotten killed in throughout my entire life. I have sat through some great presentations and I have sat through some shit presentations in my life. The kind of presentation I am reffereing to h… --- ## [eBay win cancelled; how best to handle it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-win-cancelled-how-best-to-handle-it/684901)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-win-cancelled-how-best-to-handle-it/684901 "2014-04-12T23:29:44Z")
I bid on an item on eBay and won. From the number next to the seller’s name, he appeared to be reasonably experienced. I paid for the item within minutes of the auction ending thru PayPal. Next day, I receive an email… --- ## [Aspergers No Longer a DSM Diagnosis. What Replaced It? Questions About Son.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers-no-longer-a-dsm-diagnosis-what-replaced-it-questions-about-son/685939)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers-no-longer-a-dsm-diagnosis-what-replaced-it-questions-about-son/685939 "2014-04-12T22:28:37Z")
My son was diagnosed with Asperger’s type, or high-functioning, autism at age 5 or 6 in kindergarten. He’s 16 now and in tenth grade. He received intensive therapy from birth (due to an extremely premature birth) throug… --- ## [Current U.S. - Iranian Relations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-u-s-iranian-relations/685938)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-u-s-iranian-relations/685938 "2014-04-12T20:24:03Z")
I was just reading a thread about the U.S. not allowing the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. to enter the U.S. This quite surprised me as the last I recall about U.S. - Iranian relations was that Iran had elected a new P… --- ## [Any value for the wood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-value-for-the-wood/685893)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-value-for-the-wood/685893 "2014-04-12T19:07:51Z")
I’ve got two trees I want to remove from my back yard. One is a huge silver maple that I know is worth nothing, but the other is a Bald Cyprus about 70 feet tall and straight as an arrow. It was struck by lightning and o… --- ## [Dropbox appoints Condoleezza Rice to their board. Do you care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropbox-appoints-condoleezza-rice-to-their-board-do-you-care/685832)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dropbox-appoints-condoleezza-rice-to-their-board-do-you-care/685832 "2014-04-12T18:24:29Z")
On one hand Rice is a savvy and politically connected individual. She is probably a great asset to any board. On the other hand she supported many controversial Bush-era programs, and her track record on data privacy is … --- ## [I want to go to Europe this summer, have never before planned a trip there. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-europe-this-summer-have-never-before-planned-a-trip-there-advice/682110)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-europe-this-summer-have-never-before-planned-a-trip-there-advice/682110 "2014-04-12T14:26:51Z")
I’m turning 30 this year, and I thought it would be fun to go on a big trip this year. I have a friend who is probably going with me, and she’s a teacher so her vacation time is limited to the summer. I’d like to go som… --- ## [Quitting smoking with a book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-with-a-book/685701)
**Author:** [@highrollinwooded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/highrollinwooded)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quitting-smoking-with-a-book/685701 "2014-04-12T12:31:05Z")
Have any SD’ers/former smokers quit smoking by using Allen Carrs book “Easy way to quit smoking”? I am trying like crazy to quit, and came across reviews of this book. The reviews for it are overwhelmingly positive. Wou… --- ## [Female Dopers (re: bra sizes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-re-bra-sizes/685727)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-re-bra-sizes/685727 "2014-04-12T09:41:06Z")
It has been my understanding that, say: 32D, 34C, and 36B are, fundamentally, the same size. Is that correct? Is one size more accurate than another? --- ## [Persons who have studied 2 or more languages additional to your milk tongue: which was easiest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-who-have-studied-2-or-more-languages-additional-to-your-milk-tongue-which-was-easiest/685822)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persons-who-have-studied-2-or-more-languages-additional-to-your-milk-tongue-which-was-easiest/685822 "2014-04-12T08:58:43Z")
No poll. I’m too lazy. But I will say that I’m looking for persons who’ve studied at least two languages in additional to that which they learned at their mothers’ knees, not necessarily persons who are currently fluent … --- ## [Seeking advice for my troubled, adopted daughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-for-my-troubled-adopted-daughter/685687)
**Author:** [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-advice-for-my-troubled-adopted-daughter/685687 "2014-04-12T07:44:34Z")
Hi all, I’d like your advice and wisdom on something. My 16 yo daughter is going through some very challenging times right now, particularly with respect to her adoption. We adopted her when she was 2, after she had bee… --- ## [Can you help me read this medical statement? (Probably not...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-read-this-medical-statement-probably-not/685907)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-read-this-medical-statement-probably-not/685907 "2014-04-12T07:39:57Z")
I don’t think this thing was designed to be understood… It doesn’t help that I have very little experience with dealing with medical expenses of any kind. Not totally a hundred percent sure about how insurance works, in… --- ## [Contact lenses: Anyone else prefer hard over soft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lenses-anyone-else-prefer-hard-over-soft/411284)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact-lenses-anyone-else-prefer-hard-over-soft/411284 "2014-04-12T07:13:50Z")
I wore hard lenses back in the 1980s before there was astigmatism correction in soft lenses. I was always fine with them and used to think it funny that soft lens wearers had to “cook” their lenses, were always destroyin… --- ## [Should raw milk be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-raw-milk-be-illegal/679449)
**Author:** [@ktribe808](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktribe808)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-raw-milk-be-illegal/679449 "2014-04-12T05:30:58Z")
I am a huge fan of raw milk, but in many states it is illegal to sell it. Luckily, my state is not one of them. I grew up on raw milk as my cousins had a diary farm and to this day, I cannot stomach the pasteurized stuff… --- ## [death of river towns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-river-towns/685870)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-river-towns/685870 "2014-04-12T04:29:54Z")
Why are river towns so dreary and economically depressed now adays? My experience is mostly midwest US. But I’ve lived in them, visited them and driven through many. They are all old, dirty, unkept, depressing places…… --- ## [When did it become obligitory to begin all answers with "So"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-obligitory-to-begin-all-answers-with-so/685368)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-it-become-obligitory-to-begin-all-answers-with-so/685368 "2014-04-12T03:31:36Z")
I’m watching Charlie Rose’s show, which in my little town is delayed a day. He’s interviewing Michael Morell, the guy from the CIA who testified about Benghazi earlier this week. An abridged transcript of the actual fi… --- ## [Meat eaters: how/where do you draw the line on what \*else\* can be done to animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-how-where-do-you-draw-the-line-on-what-else-can-be-done-to-animals/685760)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-eaters-how-where-do-you-draw-the-line-on-what-else-can-be-done-to-animals/685760 "2014-04-12T01:52:06Z")
I’m a pretty average meat eater, in the sense that I’ll eat most any kind of normal meat sold in a grocery store, and I don’t go out of my way to find organic, farm-raised, or “cruelty free” meat. Like I said - pretty t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1111) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1113)